Indiana Quick Quiz
1. Indiana is home to the world's largest ball of what?
2. The world's first train robbery happened in what Indiana town?
3. What town in Indiana has a tree growing out of the top of the courthouse?
4. In what Indiana town could you find Bluespring Caverns, home to the longest underground river in the United States?
Answers Below
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August 31, 1928 Canned tomato juice was offered for the first time by the Kemp Brothers of Kokomo, in response to a physician’s need for baby food.
September 2, 1911 Madame C. J. Walker applied for incorporation of her cosmetics company in Indianapolis. She became the first woman millionaire in the U.S.
September 3, 1964 The Beatles arrived in Indianapolis to preform duel concerts at the Indiana State Fair.
September 5, 1855 The very first self-measuring gas pump was delivered in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Answers: 1. Paint 2. Seymore 3. Greensburg 4. Bedford
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